Phonetics and Phonology Workshop Session: Transcription Test and Review
In this workshop session led by John Corbett, participants engage in a transcription test followed by a review of course content. The session focuses on peer-marking and improvement of transcription skills using examples like "CHEESE AND BISCUITS." Participants also learn about alternative pronunciations such as "BRAZILIAN SOCCER" and other phonetic nuances. The session aims to enhance awareness and accuracy in phonetic transcription, particularly for Brazilian learners of English.
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Phonetics & Phonology John Corbett: USP-CAPES International Fellow Session 6: Transcription test and review
This session: Transcription test (30 mins) Review of the course so far Today s session
Exchange your test witha partner Look atthe correctansweronthe slide. Deduct (0.25) mark for eacherror in transcription, eg i:s n b sk tz - CHEESE AND BISCUITS Peermarking Ifyouare in doubt, eitherASK or put ? At theend, countupthe marks deducted andsubtract from12.
ndks Acceptablealternative: ndeks INDEX
al si: hr n u:n I LL SEE HER IN JUNE Note: linking /r/ between vowels her in Possible variant weak form I ll : l si: h r n u:n
mi:nls MEANINGLESS Note: unstressedvowelin thirdsyllable
ri: gfts ri: g fs (withelision) THREE GIFTS
spn flmz SPANISH FILMS Possible epenthetic vowel between /l/ and /m/: sp n f l mz
brzljn sk A more careful pronunciation would be BRAZILIAN SOCCER br z l n s k A rhoticpronunciationwouldhavea final /r/: / s k r/ American pronunciationwouldbe /br z lj n s k r/
t junvsti v sapal AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAO PAULO A rhotic accent: /ju n v rs ti/ Unstressed final vowel realized as /i/ Note weak forms of at , the and of . English pronunciation of Sao Paulo !
The quizzes andtranscriptionexercises are tocheckyour progress in becoming familiar withthe IPA symbols but the real reasonis tosensitizeyoutothe sounds they represent. Thispart ofthecourse isnowcomingtoandend...but we llstill be usingthe IPA symbols for convenience, andthe assumptionis that youwillcontinue toimprove your awarenessofEnglishsounds. Whatwasall thatabout...? Wenowturnto more pedagogicalandpracticalconcerns your pronunciationof English issuesparticularlyaffecting Brazilianlearners of English the teaching of pronunication
Last week a class member asked about the prosody of English. Arguably there is a standard four beat unit underlying much English speech (and poetry, dramatic verse and song). Genres like rap impose this structure of four strong stresses on the song line. A number of unstressed syllables come in between the main stresses, even in songs on important lexical items where in everyday speech you would stress them. So where would you put the strong stresses/beats? Butfirsta diversion... Performance: rap
Where would you put the stress when performing this song (extract from Kendrick Lamar, Poetic Justice )? You live life on an everyday basis With poetic justice, poetic justice If I told you that a flower bloomed Butfirsta diversion... Performance: rap In a dark room would you trust it? I mean, I write poems in these songs dedicated to you when You're in the mood for empathy, there's blood in my pen Better yet, where your friends and 'em? I really wannaknow you all I really wannashow you off
Where would you put the stress when performing this song (extract from Kendrick Lamar, Poetic Justice )? You live life on an everyday basis With poetic justice, poetic justice If I told youthat a flower bloomed Performance: rap: 4-beat lines(with some variation) In a darkroom wouldyou trust it? I mean, I write poemsin these songsdedicated to you when You're in the mood for empathy, there's blood in my pen Better yet, where your friendsand 'em? I really wannaknow you all I really wannashow you off http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux1lVI0YNqA(Explicit)
Where would you put the stress when performing this song (extract from Nicki Minaj, Truffle Butter )? Performance: rap: wheredo putyourfour (ortwo) main beats? Yo, thinkin' out loud I must have about a million me right now And I ain'ttalkin' about that Lil Wayne record I'm still the highest sellin' female rapper, for the record Man, this a sixty five million single sold I ain'tgotta compete with a single soul I'm good with the ballpoint game, finger roll Ask me how to do it, I don't tell a single soul
Yo, thinkin' out loud I musthave about a million me right now And I ain'ttalkin' aboutthat Little Wayne record I'm still the highest sellin' female rapper, for the record Performance: rap (1 23-) Man, this a sixty five million single sold I ain'tgottacompetewith a single soul I'm good with the ballpoint game, finger roll Askme how to doit, I don't tell a single soul http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1JJe7ng9SI(Veryexplicit...)
